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- Title
Reducing tuberculosis incidence by tuberculin skin testing, preventive treatment, and antiretroviral therapy in an area of low tuberculosis transmission.
- Authors
Elzi, Luigia; Schlegel, Matthias; Weber, Rainer; Hirschel, Bernard; Cavassini, Matthias; Schmid, Patrick; Bernasconi, Enos; Rickenbach, Martin; Furrer, Hansjakob; Swiss HIV Cohort Study
- Abstract
Tuberculin skin testing (TST) and preventive treatment of tuberculosis (TB) are recommended for all persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We aimed to assess the effect of TST and preventive treatment of TB on the incidence of TB in the era of combination antiretroviral therapy in an area with low rates of TB transmission.
- Publication
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 2007, Vol 44, Issue 1, p94
- ISSN
1537-6591
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1086/510080